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I just finished a manga, called Koudelka, that can be described with the following keywords:

Prostitutes. Christian symbols. Voodooism. Sword fights. Gender Benders. Sherlock Holmes. Victorian era dresses and fashion. Mad Scientists.

The story takes a young boy and a woman suffering from amnesia and the mangaka starts placing them in an action packed Sherlock Holmes style adventure that makes you scratch your head in bewilderment. The visuals are quite bold and immersive but I can't say the same for the absurd plot. 6/10 (+/- 1 point)

It's definitely not my cup of tea but if you're looking for something that involved Sherlock Holmes and mad scientists, then this is the manga you've been waiting to read.

Yeah i thought it might be about Rock or something but no (i saw it on TT and grabbed it lol) but it was funny non the less.

Your tolerance for absurd plots is amazing. :laugh:

Started watching Eureka Seven, good so far.

The version I have has such small subs though, hurts my eyes :(

Make sure you're watching the ones subbed by Nanashi.

Glad to see Bleach back on form, coming back to the real story (Y) :D However, the new OP/ED songs are crap :(

Oh really? That's good news I've been too scared to watch the last few weeks :unsure:

Also the subs are the correct size now for some reason on Eureka, watched 5 eps now I like it a lot :)

Oh really? That's good news I've been too scared to watch the last few weeks :unsure:

Yep, no more fillers. However, the last episode was a recap to get you up-to-date with Aizen/Ichigo's plot. Next episode is where the action should kick in!

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I'm currently reading One Piece and it is one of the best all rounded manga series I have read. The diversity of characters, scenery, landscapes and the cohesion and fluency of the whole manga make it feel more complete than what Naruto and Bleach offers. Unlike Naruto's horrific choice of an arch nemesis/enemy and Bleach's concentration of fighting and its evolution of fighting moves (Dragon Ball mixed with Yu Yu Hakusho), One Piece balances the power up fights with breath taking scenery from the basic island to a gold city in the sky, which are painted well on a huge canvas of a flexible storyline that does not seem to be stretched to fit new content. It might not be original but the mangaka knows how to deliver entertainment to his demographic. If I had to choose between the three manga series as of its current state and completed arcs, One Piece would win.

However, I have to withhold judgment until Fullmetal Alchemist ends and finally find out what the best epic 2000's shounen manga is.

Note: This is an opinion.

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I'm currently reading One Piece and it is one of the best all rounded manga series I have read. The diversity of characters, scenery, landscapes and the cohesion and fluency of the whole manga make it feel more complete than what Naruto and Bleach offers. Unlike Naruto's horrific choice of an arch nemesis/enemy and Bleach's concentration of fighting and its evolution of fighting moves (Dragon Ball mixed with Yu Yu Hakusho), One Piece balances the power up fights with breath taking scenery from the basic island to a gold city in the sky, which are painted well on a huge canvas of a flexible storyline that does not seem to be stretched to fit new content. It might not be original but the mangaka knows how to deliver entertainment to his demographic. If I had to choose between the three manga series as of its current state and completed arcs, One Piece would win.

However, I have to withhold judgment until Fullmetal Alchemist ends and finally find out what the best epic 2000's shounen manga is.

Note: This is an opinion.

Yeah I haven't read the manga but One Piece anime is great! I love the theme about pirates and they have some really cool and diverse adventures. Plus I think it's one of the funniest shows that I've seen at least :)

@Radish > Thanks man I'll start watching Bleach again, I was waiting for this good news!

Yeah I haven't read the manga but One Piece anime is great! I love the theme about pirates and they have some really cool and diverse adventures. Plus I think it's one of the funniest shows that I've seen at least :)

Pick up Gintama immediately. It's the closest thing to One Piece and has probably more funny moments than OP. Gintama + One Piece >> Bleach, Naruto and any epic 30+ volume/100+ episode shounen series that was released in the 2000's.

^ I laughed when Mustang sparked Envy's mouth, sweet revenge :pinch: :laugh:

Liked the brief references to Ghibli films in the third episode of Angel Beats! (Y) :D Similar traits to Haruhi are there and Hiroshi Kamiya is just everywhere these days :p

Waiting for the match to start in Giant Killing's next episode! :)

^Haha, same here. The part where Central was being owned by the radio station was pretty good as well :D

I started watching Angel Beats yesterday as well btw. Was quite good :)

The latest FMA:B was pretty great with Mustang showing Envy what he's made of. The preview for next weeks episode looked promising yet again :D

Was so great. I loved that he kept burning out Envy's eyes as he would charge. Was just an amazing fight.

Bleach is great once again. No more filler and back to the action, and is it action. From this point on, its nothing but fight after fight after fight after fight after fight. I think 3 more episodes and we get to see Vizard Lord level :).

Naruto was great as well. It feels like it has been forever since we got the real story from both bleach and naruto, but I think this break was what we needed. It was just long enough for us to forget enough about what we read for these episodes to be sort of fresh. But we are in an action packed few months if they don't cut away to any more filler. Both anime are reaching critical levels of the plots.

Bleach is great once again. No more filler and back to the action, and is it action. From this point on, its nothing but fight after fight after fight after fight after fight. I think 3 more episodes and we get to see Vizard Lord level :).

I was disappointed that a chunk of the latest episode was taken up by Renji/Sado, though there was some nice animation with Ichigo/Ulquiorra's fight (Y)

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